Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, May 23: The enforcement directorate has registered cases against underworld criminal Ravi Poojary, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and also filed Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR). The enforcement directorate officials, who have found about Poojary's properties worth hundreds of crores of rupees at Senegal, Africa, now want to impound the properties and foreclose them.

Ravi Poojary, who had remained elusive for about 25 years and still continuing with his criminal acts, is now lodged in Parappana Agrahara prison here. He holds assets running into several crores of rupees in Senegal. Forty-six first information reports have been filed against him here. Twenty cases among them relate to murder, murder attempt, robbery, collection of protection money and posing threats. The other cases pertain to violation of money laundering act. Sources in enforcement directorate say that their investigation has proved large scale violation of Money Laundering Act.

The enforcement directorate officials who have already been briefed by special investigation team officials about Ravi Poojary, are preparing to secure his custody for 15 days for questioning. The process will begin once courts reopen. There are clues to suggest that Ravi Poojary also holds properties worth crores in the names of wife Padma Poojary and children.

Mumbai police with 120 cases against Poojary, are waiting for his custody. Sources claim that Mumbai police are preparing to get Poojary's custody once the enforcement directorate is done with its investigation. A number of cases which had not made any headway since years will now get moving ahead.

On Friday, the government ordered transfer of 25 assistant commissioners of police (ACP) and 24 inspectors. ACP Venatesh Prasanna, who allegedly had links with Poojary, is one among the transferred police officers. Prasanna has been transferred to intelligence department.